America's not perfect; injustice endures. But, as James Lileks says, “we can argue about the future of Western Civilization after we've ensured Western Civilization will survive.” The President knows retreating from terrorism in the Islamic world encourages Islamic terrorism here. In contrast, says Mark Steyn, “if clueless, complacent Kerry won, more Americans -- and Britons and Canadians and Australians and Europeans -- will die in terrorist 'nuisances.'”